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Ministry of Finance
PM to address 12 post-budget webinars to be held between 23rd February and 11th March
Webinars are being organised by various Ministries/Departments to build on the “Saptarishi” Priorities outlined in the Union Budget 2023-24
Idea of post budget webinars was conceptualised by PM to bring together all stakeholders for bringing synergy in implementation of Budget announcements
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will address 12 post-budget webinars which will be held between 23rd February and 11th March, 2023. These webinars are being organised by various Ministries/Departments to build on the “Saptarishi” Priorities outlined in the Union Budget 2023-24.
The government under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister has undertaken several budgetary reforms in the past few years. The date of budget was preponed to 1st February so that Ministries and Departments get sufficient time for utilisation of the funds on the ground before the onset of monsoons. Another step towards bringing in reforms in budget implementation was the novel idea of Post Budget Webinars. This idea was conceptualised by the Prime Minister to bring together experts from the public and private sectors, academia, industry and practitioners on the field on a single platform and collaboratively work on implementation strategies across sectors. These webinars were started in 2021 in the spirit of Jan Bhagidari and encourage involvement and ownership of all concerned stakeholders in effective, quick and seamless implementation of the Budget announcements.
The webinars will be focussed on synergising efforts of various Ministers and Departments and all concerned stakeholders towards preparation of action plans with quarterly targets so that the implementation is front ended and smooth with timely achievement of intended outcomes. They are being held virtually to ensure wide participation. They will be attended by concerned Union Ministers, key stakeholders from Government departments, Regulators, Academia, Trade and Industry associations etc.
The Schedule of webinars is as follows-
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Green Growth
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23rd February
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Agriculture and Cooperatives
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24th February
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Harnessing Youth power- Skilling and Education
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25th February
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Reaching the last mile/Leaving No Citizen Behind
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27th February
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Unleashing the Potential: Ease of living using Technology
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28th February
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Urban Development with focus on Planning
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1st March
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Developing Tourism in mission mode
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3rd March
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Infrastructure and Investment: Improving logistic efficiency with PM Gatishakti National Master Plan
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4th March
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Health and Medical Research
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6th March
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Financial Sector
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7th March
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Women Empowerment
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10th March
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PM Vishwakarma Kaushal Samman 
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11th March
Prime Minister's Office
PM congratulates Sanjita Chanu on winning the Gold Medal in the Women’s 53 kg weightlifting event.
(Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Weightlifter K Sanjita Chanu on winning the Gold Medal at Commonwealth Games.
PM said, "A second Gold for India! Congratulations to K Sanjita Chanu on winning the Gold Medal in the Women’s 53 kg weightlifting event. The nation is overjoyed by this exemplary performance."
Weightlifter Khumukcham Sanjita Chanu delivered India its second gold medal of the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast City, Australia today.
Ministry of Defence
Major boost to firepower of Indian army
State-of-the-Art Guns dedicated to the Nation by Defence Minister
Mumbai- 09 NOV 2018
Marking a major milestone towards capacity building and capability enhancement of the Indian Army, Defence Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, today dedicated the globally combat proven M777 A2 Ultra Light Howitzers, K-9 Vajra-Tracked Self Propelled Guns and 6x6 Field Artillery Tractors to the service of the Nation.
The Dedication Ceremony was held at Devlali Field Firing Ranges and was attended by Minister of State for Defence, Dr Subhash Bhamre, Chief of Army Staff, General Bipin Rawat and dignitaries from the Government of USA and South Korea. Senior Serving Officers of the Indian Army and Ministry of Defence, representatives of Manufacturing Industries were also present.
The 155mm, 39 Calibre Ultra light Howitzers have been procured from USA under Government to Government Foreign Military Sales and will be assembled in India by BAE Systems in partnership with Mahindra Defence. The Gun System is versatile, light weight and can be heli-lifted, thereby providing the much needed flexibility in deployment in various terrains. The Howitzer is in service in the US, Canadian, Australian and Some other armies of the world. It has proven its mettle in difficult areas of Afghanistan and Iraq.
The first ten K9 Vajra 155mm/52 calibre guns have been imported from Hanwha Techwin of South Korea in Semi Knocked Down state and have been assemble by L&T in India. The balance 90 Guns will be largely manufactured in India with some major assemblies coming from South Korea. Its induction will give a huge fillip to the firepower capability of Indian Army on our western borders.
The 6x6 Field Artillery Tractor has been indigenously developed by Ashok Leyland and will provide the much awaited replacement for the ageing fleet of artillery gun towing vehicles. Dedication of these equipment to the nation also give a major impetus to ‘Make In India’ initiative of the government.
The event included an impressive display of equipment and firepower by the guns of the indian artillery. Also on display were indigenous Gun Systems/Surveillance & Target Acquisition Systems that have been recently introduced in service.
Prime Minister's Office
PM extends best wishes to people of Arunachal Pradesh on their Statehood Day
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has extended his best wishes to the people of Arunachal Pradesh on their Statehood Day.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"Best wishes to the people of Arunachal Pradesh on their Statehood Day. The people of the state are known for their stupendous talent and hardworking nature. May the state scale new heights of development in the times to come."
Cabinet
Cabinet approves Doubling of Investment Limit for Senior Citizens from Rs. 7.5 lakh to Rs.15 lakh under Pradhan MantriVayaVandanYojana 
Enables upto Rs. 10000 Pension per month for Senior Citizens
Time limit for subscription under PMVVY extended from 4thMay, 2018 to 31st March, 2020
Reflection of Government commitment to financial inclusion and social security
The Union Cabinet chaired by chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for extending the investment limit from Rs 7.5 lakhs to Rs 15 lakhs as well as extension of time limits for subscription from 4thMay 2018 to 31stMarch, 2020 under the Pradhan MantriVayaVandanYojana  as part of Government's commitment for financial inclusion and social security.
Further, as a boost to the Social Security initiatives for senior citizens, the investment limit of Rs 7.5 lakh per family in the existing scheme is enhanced to Rs 15 lakh per senior citizen in the modified PMVVY, thereby providing a larger social security cover to the Senior citizens. It will enable upto Rs.10000 Pension per month for Senior Citizens.
As of March, 2018, a total number of 2.23 lakh senior citizens are being benefited under PMVVY. In the previous scheme of Varishtha Pension Bima Yojana-2014, a total number of 3.11 lakh senior citizens are being benefited.
Background:
The PMVVY is being implemented through Life Insurance Corporation of India  to provide social security during old age and protect elderly persons aged 60 years and above against a future fall in their interest income due to uncertain market conditions. The scheme provides an assured pension based on a guaranteed rate of return of 8% per annum for ten years, with an option to opt for pension on a monthly / quarterly / half yearly and annual basis. The differential return, i.e. the difference between the return generated by LIC and the assured return of 8% per annum would be borne by Government of India as subsidy on an annual basis.
Ministry of Finance
Direct Tax Collections for F.Y. 2022-23 up to 08.10.2022
The provisional figures of Direct Tax collections up to 8th October, 2022 continue to register steady growth.
Direct Tax collections up to 8th October, 2022 show that gross collections are at Rs. 8.98 lakh crore which is 23.8% higher than the gross collections for the corresponding period of last year. Direct Tax collection, net of refunds, stands at Rs. 7.45 lakh crore which is 16.3% higher than the net collections for the corresponding period of last year. This collection is 52.46% of the total Budget Estimates of Direct Taxes for F. Y. 2022-23.
So far as the growth rate for Corporate Income Tax  and Personal Income Tax  in terms of gross revenue collections is concerned, the growth rate for CIT is 16.73% while that for PIT  is 32.30%. After adjustment of refunds, the net growth in CIT collections is 16.29% and that in PIT collections is 17.35% /16.25% .
Refunds amounting to Rs.1.53 lakh crore have been issued during the period 1st April, 2022 to 8th October 2022, which are 81.0% higher than refunds issued during the same period in the preceding year.
Special Service and Features
NATIONWIDE PENSION ADALAT
As per the directions of Office of Controller General of Communication Accounts, New Delhi, Nation Wide Pension Adalat, for redressal of grievances of DoT & BSNL pensioners of Tamil Nadu, was held through Virtual mode at the Conference Hall, 3 rd Floor, TNT Complex, Ethiraj Salai Building, Chennai – 600 008, on 17.05.2023 from 10:30 hrs to 13:00 hrs.
The meeting in virtual was inaugurated by Controller General of Communication Accounts, New Delhi. The Controller General of Communication Accounts, in his inaugural address, expressed the need for settling the Pensioners’ grievances on priority basis to reduce the hardships faced by them. After the inaugural address, the Circle Adalat commenced at 11.00 hours.
Pension Adalat of the Office of Principal Controller of Communication Accounts, Tamilnadu Circle was chaired by Shri Chittaranjan Pradhan, Controller of Communication Accounts, and Smt. K. Gowthami Balashri, Joint Controller of Communication Accounts , Smt. T. Rupika, Joint Controller of Communication Accounts , Shri Sanjith Kumar, Deputy Controller of Communication Accounts , Shri A.G. Mani, Deputy Controller of Communication Accounts  and other officers also participated in the Pension Adalat.
Totally 56 persons, including representatives of Pensioners’ Associations, individual pensioners, Officers from BSNL Units, representatives of CPPCs of Pension Disbursing Banks and Office of General Manager , Tamilnadu Circle, participated in the Adalat.
Shri A.G. Mani, Deputy Controller of Communication Accounts  read out the grievances of individual pensioners one by one, along with the action taken to resolve the grievances to the satisfaction of the pensioners.
Totally 91 number of grievances were received for the Adalat and all the 91 cases stand settled/closed, i.e. 100% of the grievances received were settled/closed.
Ministry of Jal Shakti
Ganga Amantran Abhiyan
Ganga Aamantran Abhiyan, a rafting and kayaking expedition on the Ganga River from Devprayag to Ganga Sagar, was organised between 10th October 2019 to 12th November 2019. The expedition encompassed five Ganga basin States, i.e. Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal with stops at 34 locations including Rishikesh, Haridwar, Kanpur, Allahabad, Varanasi, Patna, Sonepur and Kolkata. The expedition was undertaken through an adventure sporting activity to connect people to the river and to spread the message of river rejuvenation & water conservation on a massive scale.
During the expedition, public awareness campaigns were organised and interactions with people, in particular, youth and students of the village/city made on the various locations to spread the message of river conservation.
With the aim to integrate people’s participation and economic development for Ganga rejuvenation with various stakeholders who have a key role to play in this initiative including Agriculture, Power, Tourism, Energy, Water, AYUSH, Environment, Forest & Climate Change etc., NMCG is working in an integrated manner with concerned Ministries/Departments and Government agencies to boost economic activities and tourism in the river Ganga.
Documentation of intangible cultural heritage in the Ganga basin is also being carried out by INTACH, which includes inventorization of heritage culture, spirituality, yoga/ayurveda/wellness, eco-tourism, cuisine, fairs & festivals, interpretation/ heritage walks as a part of the project.
Namami Gange Programme is conceptualised not only as a sewerage infrastructure development programme but also includes components of Communication and Public Outreach which are important for its sustainability. For this purpose, dedicated voluntary groups like Ganga Vichar Manch, Ganga Doots, Ganga Prahari, Ganga Mitra including NCC, NSS, NYKS etc. at the grassroot level have been formed and their resources are channelized for engagement of the community and public at large.
Under the Namami Gange Programme, number of public campaigns and events are organised like Swachhta Pakhwada, Swachhta Hi Sewa, Ganga Yatra, Rafting Expedition, Ganga Utsav, Plantation Drives, Ganga Run etc.
Mass Congregation of devotees on the occasion of Kumbh Mela, Magh Mela & Chhath Pooja etc. gives an opportunity to demonstrate and describe activities being undertaken in the project for awareness generation and public participation.
Online Quiz competition is also organised to enhance the knowledge and involvement of the youth and students regarding Ganga and its ecosystem.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti & Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Rattan Lal Kataria in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Defence
CONTRACT SIGNING WITH M/S LARSEN & TOUBRO LTD, MUMBAI FOR ACQUISITION OF TWO MULTI PURPOSE VESSELS FOR INDIAN NAVY
Ministry of Defence has signed a contract on 25 Mar 22 with M/s Larsen & Toubro Ltd. for acquisition of Two Multi-Purpose Vessels  for Indian Navy at an overall cost of Rs.887 Crore under “Buy-Indian” Category. The contract was signed in the presence of VAdm SN Ghormade, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff and Shri Pankaj Agarwal, Additional Secretary & Director General Acquisition. Delivery of vessels is scheduled to commence from May 2025.
MPVs will be the first of its kind platform, constructed to provide a cost-effective solution to meet a variety of requirements of Indian Navy. These vessels, to be built by M/s L&T shipyard at Kattupally , will perform multi-role support functions such as maritime surveillance& patrol, launching/ recovery of torpedoes and operation of various types of aerial, surface and underwater targets for Gunnery/ ASW firing exercises. These vessels would also be capable of towing ships and rendering Humanitarian Assistance & Disaster Relief  support with limited hospital ship capability. They will also act as trial platform for naval weapons and sensors under development, support platform for ISV & salvage operations, and to provide logistics support for our island territories.
This contract will further boost and encourage active participation of Indian Shipbuilding Industry in consonance with the “AatmanirbharBharat” initiatives of the Government of India. With majority of the equipment and system sourced from indigenous manufacturers, these vessels will be a proud flag bearer of “Make in India, Make for the World” initiatives of Ministry of Defence.
Ministry of Education
Shri Sanjay Dhotre to chair BRICS Education Ministers’ Meeting tomorrow
Engagement is part of 13th BRICS Summit being hosted by India
Meetings of IGB - BRICS Network University and Senior Education Officials held last week
Shri Sanjay Dhotre, Minister of State for Education, Communications and Electronics & Information Technology will chair the meeting of the 8th BRICS Education Ministers in virtual mode tomorrow. This meeting is being held as part of the 13th BRICS Summit being hosted by India this year. Education Ministers from the five BRICS member states will attend the meeting along with senior officials.
Prior to this, the International Governing Board of the BRICS Network Universities met on the 29th of June, to take a look at the progress made by member states under this initiative so far, and discuss ways to take it further. Shri Ami Khare, Secretary Higher Education, Shri DP Singh, Chairman UGC and Prof Subhasis Chaudhary, Director IIT attended as members from India in the BRICS NU IGB. The IGB stressed upon the need to promote development of mechanisms to enhance academic and research collaborations among BRICS member states, including in the virtual mode.
Senior education officials from BRICS countries also met on the 2nd of July, ahead of the BRICS Education Ministers meeting scheduled for tomorrow.
Ministry of Defence
MoD procurement through GeM reaches all-time high of over Rs 15,000 crore for Financial Year 2021-22
Procurement orders by Ministry of Defence  through Government e-Market  portal have reached an all-time high of Rs 15,047.98 crore for Financial Year 2021-22. It is a jump of more than 250 percent over the last financial year. The GeM was started in August 2016 to revamp the old tender process and bring greater probity and transparency in government procurement through digitisation. In a short span since its inception, the MoD has embraced the digital drive and embarked on this path with absolute resoluteness. Despite multiple challenges on ground, the results have been astounding.
The MoD is committed to contribute significantly to the Government's vision of promoting digitisation and transparency in consonance with Digital India.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Six more states selected for promoting pulses and oilseeds cultivation: Shri Narendra Singh Tomar
The Government is implementing the National Food Security Mission  – Oilseeds and Oil Palm to increase production of oilseeds and domestic availability of edible oils.
The NFSM– is under implementation in 29 States and has three subcomponents namely, Oilseeds, Oil palm and Tree Borne Oilseeds . The main objective is to increase oilseeds production & productivity and area expansion under oil palm & TBOs cultivation. The oilseeds production which was 27.72 million tonnes in 2008-09 increased to 32.26 million tonnes in 2018-19 with productivity increase from 1006 to 1265 kg/ha. during this period. The edible oil production in the country which was 6.34 million tonnes in 2008-09 increased to 10.44 million tonnes in 2018-19. An area of 3.30 lakh ha has been covered under oil palm upto 2018-19.
More than 12 per cent of total cropped area in the country is used for cultivation of oilseeds. To reduce import dependency, besides NFSM , Government of India is promoting pulses and oilseeds cultivation in rice fallow areas of six eastern states  since 2016-17 and from 2019-20, six more states  have been included to bring additional area and production of pulses and oilseeds.
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Railways
Indian Railways distributes more than 85 lakh free meals and about 1.25 crore free water bottles to nearly 50 lakh migrants travelling in Shramik Special Trains
As on 28th May 2020, 3736 “Shramik Special” trains have been operationalized from various states across the country; Yesterday 172 Shramik Specials were originated
Indian Railways has distributed more than 85 lakh free meals and about 1.25 crore free water bottles to migrants travelling in Shramik Special Trains since 1st May 2020. This includes meals being prepared by Indian Railways’ PSU IRCTC and distributed by Zonal Railways. Food and water bottles are being provided to travelling migrants inall Shramik Special Trains. IRCTC is providing puri vegetable pickle, roti vegetable pickle, banana, biscuits, cake, biscuit namkeen, cake namkeen, veg pulao, pao bhaji, lemon rice pickle, upma, poha pickle etc. kind of meals to travelling migrants along with Rail Neer water bottles.
Subsequent to the Ministry of Home Affairs order regarding movement of migrant workers, pilgrims, tourists, students and other persons stranded at different places by special trains, Indian Railways has been operating “Shramik Special” trains form 1st May 2020.As on 28th May 2020, 3736 “Shramik Special” trains have been operationalized from various states across the country while about 67 are in the pipeline. On 27.05.2020, 172 Shramik Specials were originated. Till now, around 50lakh migrants have been transported through Shramik Special Trains in 27 days. It may be noted that trains running today are not facing any congestion.
These 3736 trains were originated from various states. The top five States/UTs from where maximum trains originated are Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh  and Bihar .
These “Shramik Special” Trains were terminated in various States across the country. The top five states where maximum trains terminated are Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha .
In addition to Shramik specials, Railways are running 15 pairs of special trains connecting New Delhi and plans to start 200 more time tabled trains on 1st June.
PIB Headquarters
Christmas Vacation for Central Administrative Tribunal
The Central Administrative Tribunal , Ernakulam Bench will remain closed from 24th December to 28th December 2018 on account of Christmas vacation. During the period, the vacation Bench will hold sitting on 24th December at 11.00 a.m. to hear urgent matters. The Registry of the Tribunal will function as usual during the vacation period and will receive only applications of urgent nature between 10. 30 a.m. and 1.00 p.m.
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Ministry of Earth Sciences
Heavy to Very Heavy Rainfall very likely at isolated places over East Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Sikkim, ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra, Konkan, Goa and Coastal & South Interior Karnataka
According to the National Weather Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department :
All India Impact Based Weather Warning Bulletin
16 June :♦ Heavy to Very Heavy Rainfall very likely at isolated places over East Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal & Sikkim, ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra, Konkan & Goa and Coastal & South Interior Karnataka and Heavy Rainfall at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh,
Uttarakhand, East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, Telangana, North Interior Karnataka, Kerala & Mahe and ghat areas of Tamil Nadu.
♦ Thunderstorm with lightning & gusty winds  very likely at isolated places over Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan & Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh,
Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh & Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, East Rajasthan, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Telangana and with lightning at isolated places over East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura and Gujarat state. Thunderstorm/Duststorm with gusty winds  at isolated places very likely over West Rajasthan.
- Squally weather  very likely over North and adjoining East central Bay of Bengal along and off Odisha-West Bengal coasts, West central Bay of
Bengal along & off north Andhra Pradesh Coast; speed reaching 40-50 kmph gulf of Mannar, along & off Kerala-Karnataka-Goa-Maharashtra-Gujarat coasts. Strong Winds  over southwest, west central and adjoining east central Arabian Sea. Fishermen are advised not to venture into these areas.

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